Met Gala, remember some of the most iconic looks in the history of the ball

Back in 1920, in the heat of the effervescent culture of New Yorktwo theater production companies decided to put several pieces of clothing in one museum for exposition and study for future times. The collection in 1946 already had more than 8 thousand pieces. Until in 1948 Eleanor Lambertdecided to create a prom to raise funds for the museum where this clothing collection was located. frequented by cream In society at the time, the ball cost just $50. The event only started to take the shape and size we know today, from 1973, with the arrival of Diana Vreelandpublisher of US Vogue of the time. She began to invite not only the wealthiest, but also celebrities, artists, politicians of the time, the dance became pop. Since 1995, the Met Gala has taken place under the command of American Vogue’s editor in chief, Anna Wintour, since then she caused a real revolution at the dance and adapted with the arrival of social networks. Every year the ball takes place with a different theme and the guests selected by Anna Wintour herself must go according to the theme. Now that you know a little about prom, check out some of the most iconic beauty looks to grace the red carpet at the fashion Oscars.

Cher, in 1985

The theme of the year was “Royal Indian Costumes” and Cher opted for lavender smoky eyes and a see-through jumpsuit.

_{Cher at the Met Gala in 1985.(Photo: reproduction/Vogue)}

Liv Taylor, 1998

The theme was “Cubism and Fashion”Liv Tayler presented us with a different haircut, “little bowl” with spiked bangs.

_{Liv Tayler at the 1998 met.(Photo: reproduction/Vogue)}

Beyonce, 2014

The theme for that year’s ball was “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” the superstar came with dark lips in a burgundy. A screen with small black jewels that covered the head and part of the eyes.

_{Beyoncé with a jeweled dress. (Photo: reproduction/Vogue)}

Rihanna, 2018

The theme of the year was “Fashion and Catholicism” and the singer went with a stone look a la Papal and the Cartier necklace.

_{Rihanna dressed as a pope. (Photo: reproduction/Vogue)}

The Met Gala always takes place on the second day of May, in 2020 the event was canceled due to Covid 19, in 2021 the ball took place in September. The theme for 2023 will be ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty‘, a tribute to the Channel stylist, who died in 2019.

Featured Photo: Blake Lively at the Met Gala. (Photo: reproduction / Vogue)